Web configurator is among the most loved features of OpenDeck. It’s basically its selling point. Without it, OpenDeck would be just another open-source project where you need to mess with low level stuff like sending and receiving raw SysEx bytes. Configurator makes the configuration easy, and most importantly, low level details become invisible. In my […]
I’ve built two new controllers which I’ve named DubFocus (dub producers are really keen into very knobby MIDI controllers), even though the name can’t be seen anywhere on them. The controllers feature 12 faders, 48 pots, 12 buttons with LEDs… Oh wait, you’ve heard this before, right? What’s the point of this post then? Let […]
This will be short post clearing up the confusion around the status of Arduino boards and OpenDeck firmware on them. 1.5 years ago I’ve made the OpenDeck firmware run on Arduino boards. At the time, I was selling Arduino boards with OpenDeck preinstalled. I was also selling the precompiled firmware for the people who didn’t […]
There were few interesting additions to OpenDeck software from my last post which was about v3.1.0, so I’ll recap everything noteworthy in this post, as well as some other stuff. Pitch bend This was something that a few people have asked me about in the past and I’m happy to say that the OpenDeck firmware […]
Presets are one of features I’ve been asked the most about. In this post I’ll talk about the implementation of presets in OpenDeck software. Implementation If you don’t care about the implementation feel free to just skip to next section! Since the first version of OpenDeck, database (configuration) has been split into blocks and sections. […]
I’ve built myself a new controller – Bergamot, which is my first controller based on a touchscreen. New controller – again? I never do things for the sake of doing them. Bergamot is purely a result of frustration with Tannin 2. When I’ve built Tannin 2, I’ve been using it happily for quite some time. Then, […]
Yesterday I’ve released OpenDeck v2.1.1. Time for another OpenDeck release feature roundup! There’s been a few releases on GitHub since v2.0, however I don’t really write here about every release since most of them contain only a handful of fixes and new features. This post covers all the news since v2.0. Pitch bend Pitch bend […]
Last time I’ve built a custom MIDI controller for someone was quite a while ago. Actually, I’ve been so focused on OpenDeck in the last few years I barely even mention to anyone that I do actually build entire controllers as well – and why bother? Most of the conversations about that look almost exactly […]
OpenDeck software has finally reached a new milestone: v2.0, so in this post, I’ll write about new features in it. MIDI channels Until now, assignment of MIDI channels was only possible globally, per MIDI message. For instance, you could define MIDI channels for MIDI notes, for MIDI CC messages etc, but not individually per component. […]
So far, OpenDeck has been really good (IMO, at least) at handling the common components used to build MIDI controllers. What I’ve been wanting to do for quite some time already is to support displays on OpenDeck. Displays can be quite useful to give you visual representation of what is happening on the device, which […]